Fox News Lies Again, Lables Sanford a "(D)" for Democratic
For those of you not paying attention, the very right wing (and anti-gay) Gov. Sanford (R) of South Carolina disappeared for 4 days to Argentina where he was having an affair with a Argentinian mistress.
In 2006 South Carolina passed Constitutional Amendment 1 that banned both same-sex marriage and civil unions. Sanford was a huge supporter of the Amendment. It is good to know the sanctity of marriage is safe in South Carolina.
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- uroborus8
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Fox is pathetic. I now only use Fox as a filler when ads come on other channels. Less blood pressure that way.
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This little piece about Sanford from Forbes magazine came to mind as I read this post. Makes me wonder how widespread this view was and just how much Sanford may have thrown away. The heart wants what it wants, but I hope she is worth his one possible shot at "the brass ring:"
Sanford's opposition to President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and in particular his insistence on using up to a fourth of his state's stimulus funds to pay down debt or refusing it outright, has fast made him a folk hero to conservatives. To some, Sanford's opposition to the stimulus funds is an act of political grandstanding, a naked effort to sell out the poorest and most vulnerable South Carolinians in order to curry favor with a national Republican audience.
To others, he has struck a mighty and principled blow against big government. Whatever else Sanford has done, he has given conservatives a rare opportunity to return to their roots and to shake off the contradictions and compromises that have built up over the past 30 years.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, virtually all of the major Republican candidates embraced "Bushism"--pro-war, anti-tax, pro-spending. Only Ron Paul, the eccentric Texas congressman, was willing to make a comprehensive case against statism. And though he attracted considerable enthusiasm from a dedicated cadre of young activists, there was no way he could have captured the Republican nomination.
Now, however, Mark Sanford has taken on many of Paul's themes. Unlike John McCain or Mitt Romney, Sanford goes far beyond criticizing earmarks. In the face of a severe recession, he has refused to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid. Recognizing that the military establishment represents an enormous slice of federal spending, Sanford has also declared that he opposes pre-emptive wars, like the invasion of Iraq. In short, Sanford is the real deal. He is the candidate Rush Limbaugh and countless others who embrace the cause of shrinking government have been waiting for.
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Your last sentence, uroborus- I won't comment on. Is it really possible Fox could be this sloppy, or this deliberate? Very right wing and anti-gay. Which means, simply, he is conservative. Ha! Ha! Well, at least til he had his affair! :) anti-gay? It is possible for someone to love the sinner and hate the sin. Yep- the "s" word!
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- unclecharlie
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